Two-eleven badugi: the new craze

A hold 'em-style poker game was invented a few years ago called 2-11 (pronounced two-eleven). Despite slick presentation and marketing, it's never really taken off (it's really hard to make any sort of game popular). Today I invented two-eleven badugi. It's really easy to play: just log into Poker Stars, play some $2/$4 badugi, and Bob's your uncle, you lose $211.

It's been my worst ever day on the badugi tables. Minus $96 in 207 hands, followed by plus $5 in 71 hands, then minus $120 in 82 hands. I struggled to win any decent-sized pots at all. My day was summed up by the final hand I played:

PokerStars Hand #82329398669:  Badugi Limit ($2/$4 USD) - 2012/06/22 23:27:16 ET

Table 'Helewalda IV' 8-max Seat #2 is the button

Seat 2: str8flush79 ($96.75 in chips)

Seat 3: Phillyho ($86.78 in chips)

Seat 5: GeraldoCesar ($69.67 in chips)

Seat 6: huli2 ($158.02 in chips)

Seat 7: plutoman20 ($23.90 in chips)

Phillyho: posts small blind $1

GeraldoCesar: posts big blind $2

*** DEALING HANDS ***

Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 6h 2d 4d]

huli2: folds

plutoman20: raises $2 to $4

str8flush79: calls $4

Phillyho: folds

GeraldoCesar: calls $2

*** FIRST DRAW ***

GeraldoCesar: discards 2 cards

plutoman20: discards 1 card [4d]

Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 6h 2d] [Th]

str8flush79: discards 2 cards

GeraldoCesar: checks

plutoman20: bets $2

str8flush79: calls $2

GeraldoCesar: calls $2

*** SECOND DRAW ***

GeraldoCesar: discards 2 cards

plutoman20: discards 1 card [Th]

Dealt to plutoman20 [Ac 6h 2d] [8s]

str8flush79: stands pat

GeraldoCesar: checks

plutoman20: checks

str8flush79: bets $4

GeraldoCesar: raises $4 to $8

plutoman20: raises $4 to $12

str8flush79: calls $8

GeraldoCesar: raises $4 to $16

Betting is capped

plutoman20: calls $4

str8flush79: calls $4

*** THIRD DRAW ***

GeraldoCesar: stands pat

plutoman20: stands pat on [Ac 6h 2d 8s]

str8flush79: discards 1 card

GeraldoCesar: bets $4

plutoman20: calls $1.90 and is all-in

str8flush79: folds

Uncalled bet ($2.10) returned to GeraldoCesar

*** SHOW DOWN ***

GeraldoCesar: shows [2h 5s 4c Ad] (Badugi: 5,4,2,A)

plutoman20: shows [Ac 6h 2d 8s] (Badugi: 8,6,2,A)

plutoman20 said, "lol"

GeraldoCesar collected $69.55 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot $70.80 | Rake $1.25

Seat 2: str8flush79 (button) folded after the 3rd Draw

Seat 3: Phillyho (small blind) folded before the Draw

Seat 5: GeraldoCesar (big blind) showed [2h 5s 4c Ad] and won ($69.55) with a Badugi: 5,4,2,A

Seat 6: huli2 folded before the Draw (didn't bet)

Seat 7: plutoman20 showed [Ac 6h 2d 8s] and lost with a Badugi: 8,6,2,A